Nigeria, March 29 -- An old axiom famously states that the truest measure of a teacher's greatness is the extent to which their transfer of knowledge resonates, not during the course of study, but long after the student ventures out beyond the four walls of the classroom.

Today, I reflect on a great teacher. It is true that I was one presidential spokesman who will never write a book about my cherished time in that exalted office - not for lack of memory retention and copious documentation - but born out of a deep appreciation that the most prized experiences are sometimes best kept to one's bosom until the end.

However, for every year that God Almighty is pleased to add to the life of my Father and Boss, His Excellency President Bola A...